Marco Alberto Javarone is the R&D Director at Exponential Science, where he leads research, development at the intersection of Blockchain, AI, Quantum Computing, and Complex Systems. With a background in Theoretical Physics, Mathematics, and Computer Engineering, Marco bridges academic depth with real-world applications across Web3 and Deep Tech. At Exponential Science, he drives industry-oriented research initiatives focused on decoding blockchain dynamics, developing models to understand crypto markets, and exploring novel applications across various domains. His work draws on statistical physics, AI, data science, evolutionary game theory, and information theory to study and design decentralized systems.

Jorge Ponce is Head of Economic Research at the Banco Central del Uruguay. His primary responsibilities include leading economic research, analysing financial stability, and innovating in the financial sector. He holds a PhD in Economics from the Toulouse School of Economics. His academic work has been published in Econometrica, the Journal of Financial Intermediation, the Journal of Financial Stability, and the Journal of Banking and Finance, among other scientific publications.

Flavia Fernández is a Certified Public Accountant (UdelaR) with postgraduate studies in Cost and Business Management, Sustainability Reporting, Senior Agribusiness Management (UBA), and a Master’s Degree in Management and Administration. She is an Adjunct Professor at FCEA, responsible for the Blockchain and Accounting Unit, researcher in blockchain, distributed ledger technologies, and sustainability, and serves as Finance and Administration Manager in an organization.

Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and former Counsel for New Technology Policy at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. He served on the Obama Administration's Presidential Transition Team and founded the Supernova Group.

Senior economist Economics and Research Division of De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) & Professor of Payment systems at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He was also active as a researcher at the European Central Bank in Frankfurt and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Professor of Finance at the University of Sussex, Co-Editor of the Journal of Banking and Finance. She is an expert in fintech, blockchain finance and cryptocurrency markets, indexing, derivatives, volatility trading, asset pricing, risk premia, investment strategies, risk management and portfolio management.

Economic and policy advisor. Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. He specialised in the economics of networks, banking, and finance, with an emphasis on empirical structural modeling.

Monetary and Regulatory Economist specialising in the regulation of Financial Market Infrastructures. He is a Senior Research Associate at the Centre for Blockchain Technologies at University College London. Daniel also isthe Head of Regulatory Affairs at Fnality International and the CFO at Bitlumens.

Professor of Finance at London School of Economics And Political Science. She’s a member of FMG, CEPR and has also received Houblon-Norman Fellowship at the Bank of England. Professor Yuan has also conducted policy research for central banks and financial market regulators.

Albert Fingerhut Professor of Finance and Business Transformation at New York University Stern School of Business and he is the Director of the NYU Pollack Center for Law and Business. He teaches joint MBA - Law School courses and PhD research courses.

Dean and Professor of ZIBS, Dean of Academy of Internet Finance, Zhejiang University and President of Beijing Frontier Institute of Regulation & Supervision Technology. Founder and Director of the International Monetary Institute, Renmin University of China. Founder and Chairman of Zhejiang Association of FinTech.

John Augustine is a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, where he co-founded the Blockchain Lab and the Cybersecurity Centre. Previously, he held roles at the Tata Research Development and Design Centre and at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

Professor of complexity science at University College London, where he is also Founder and Scientific Director of the Centre for Blockchain Technologies, head of the Financial Computing and Analytics Group, and vice director of the Centre for Doctoral Training in Financial Computing and Analytics.